cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1180826
Archived version: https://archive.ph/iQhBz
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230807223934/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66434690
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1180826
Archived version: https://archive.ph/iQhBz
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230807223934/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66434690
I just recently read an article about Overdrive and KKR, the company that bought both Overdrive and now this publisher. It was a really disheartening read for what’s happening in the books market.
Article: https://karawynn.substack.com/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries
KKR is also the company that bought out Toys R Us, and we know how that ended.